Saturday, September 18, 2021

New York Times Settles Automatic Renewal Fraud Lawsuit, Pays Incentive Fee to Plaintiff

 

By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon
BBC - Guardian UK - Honduras - ESPN

SDNY COURTHOUSE, Sept 10 – Maribel Moses sued The New York Times for automatic renewal fraud, in a then-putative class actions.       

  On September 10 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Ronnie Abrams held a hearing on final approval of class action settlement. Inner City Press covered it.

   Most of the questioning was into attorneys' fees, and the incentive award of $5000 for the named plaintiff.

Alan Isaacson, characterized by the parties as a serial objector, said she should not be deemed an adequate class representative" after she asked for $5000.  

  But, the opposition says, Isaacson had just this argument denied by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in 2019.

Judge Abrams said the settlement, fees and incentive award are fair.

The case is Moses v. The New York Times Company, 20-cv-4658 (Abrams)

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